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Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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Tinea Versicolor ... lipid-dependent yeasts Clinical ... #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis ... #Management
Pemphigus: Idiopathic blistering condition best seen in image on left. It is extremely puritic, with scratching
It is extremely ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Pemphigus
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
Erythema Annulare Centrifugum (EAC),
This is erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC), one of the “figurate erythemas.” These lesions
of eliminating it ... Commonly mistaken for tinea ... Centrifugum #EAC #clinical ... #photo #dermatology ... #skinrash
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... #Treatment #Hematology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... Thresholds in Critical ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... - NEJM 2011 - Hip ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... Liver function tests ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... It is rare in presentation ... It presents as an ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology